Steven Wiig (American Film Actor) – Age, Height, Net Worth, Biography

Steven Wiig is an American film actor director producer and musician. He appears in the films Into the Wild under director Sean Penn Some Kind of Monster directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky Gus Van Sant’s San Francisco-based film Milk and Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. He is the drummer in the band Papa Wheelie, and is the primary songwriter in his band The Martichora. Steven attended Northern Michigan University, studying art and psychology. He travelled the world for over a decade as a personal assistant with the band Metallica. In July 2011, Wiig acted in three major films (including Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie The Master). In 2014, he starred in Dead Metaphors, a short film in which he portrays a self-destructive, reclusive novelist who hasn’t published in decades who is discovered and pushed to the brink of a complete mental breakdown. The film features songs by Tom Waits and was featured at the 2014 ArcovertLA Film festival.

Steven Wiig Biography

Wiig was born December 30, 1972 in Ishpeming, Michigan. He grew up in Negaunee and graduated from Negaunee High School in 1991, where he was voted “Most Artistic” by his classmates. Wiig attended Northern Michigan University. He relocated to Minnesota after college in the mid-nineties, where he performed with his band, The Martichora, and produced & acted in several student films, including All Praise The Electric Light. Soon after, he began working on the road and in the recording studio with multi-Grammy award-winning heavy metal band Metallica.

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Career: In 2000, Wiig relocated to Sausalito, California to work with Metallica bassist Jason Newsted at his home studio and play in Newsted’s band, Papa Wheelie. He continued working and traveling the world with Metallica for over a decade performing numerous duties—fan club writer, photographer, videographer, backline assistant, production, and band personal assistant. Wiig played bass for Metallica at The Playboy Mansion in 1998 (filling in for Newsted).Wiig has appeared in several films and assisted Oscar-winner Penn on several personal and professional projects and worked as a consultant for Social Capital Films for Ridley Scott’s Tell-Tale. In 2009, Wiig teamed up with fellow Upper Michigan-native Ron Riekki to produce Riekki’s novel, U.P. (2008), later made into a movie. In 2010, Wiig documented Faith No More’s homecoming reunion ‘trilogy’ performances at San Francisco’s Warfield Theater and directed Jerry Hannan’s “The Bridge”, a music video for the film Guitar Man. In September 2010, Wiig & Riekki embarked on a tour of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, promoting Riekki’s novel, U.P. During a homecoming event at The Vista Theatre, Mayor Paul Gravedoni presented Wiig with a resolution recognizing him for his vision of bringing the City of Negaunee recognition through film and his dedication to the arts.